The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-12
What Does He Think 2

The occurrence in which Ogden Hiles
figures as the principal actor the other
night is one which does not particularly
surprise any one who has been cog
infant of his counsel and aware of his
proclivities. The manner in which it
came about, however, is somewhat of a
surprise. But, disgraceful as was the
part he played in that affair, it was
more manly than many exhibitions he
has made of himself in public places
before. AS public officer Mr.. Hiles
has been a most dismal failure. His in
telligence was never ranked very high
and many of his unbecoming actions
during his official career in the city
have been attributed to his lack of
knowledge. What has always been
considered his dense ignorance
has prevented his betters calling
him to personal account for in
dignities inflicted under cover of
his official position. We presume
that the fellows anti-Mormon propen-
sites were the basis of the favor in
which he has been held by his unscru-
pulous superior. Ignorance of the
common usages of law; a total absence
of the finer feelings of humanity; dis
regard for the motives and principles
of others; want of the most common
gentlemanly civility and almost every
other qualification that goes to make
good and efficient public servant and
respected citizen, have been overlooked,
and because the subject has possessed
an undying hatred of the Mormons and
everything Mormon, he was deemed
worthy to be placed in the second po
sition in the Judiciary of the First Dis
trict. He is competent to be entrusted
with the entire management OF the
criminal prosecutions of a whole dis
trict, because he will obey the behests Of
his master. We have seen Mr.. Hlles when
under the influence OF liquor stop
Mormon on the street and harangue
him, until a crowd would gather and
the Mormon would become disguised
aud walk away and leave him, on what
the government OF the United States
would do if the Mormon people would
not obey the law and give up their
religious practices. He has openly de.
clared in court that no Mormon, no
matter what his condition or standing,
should become a citizen of this free Re-
public, simply because of his belief in
the principles of the Mormon religion.
Inferring from very slim and discon-
nected circumstantial evidence that
some perso had done a certain thing,
he has got up in the District Court room
and abused that person with all the
power and venom which his tongue was
master Of, when the person abused was
as innocent of wrong as the purest
angel, and shielded his guilty soul behind
his official position He had not SCRUBBED
to attack people and villify them when
they had no opportunity to defend
themselves. With guild of tobacco in
his mouth, he has not hesitated to ask
questions of ladies that were most en-
barrassing and entirely unnecessary.
He has lent his official influence to the
furtherance of political and personal
schemes, and has been so thoroughly
and completely absorbed in running the
crusade against the Mormons, that he
has established a record that even
Satan might envy.
He may be able to hold his place
while the willy Dickson remains; but We
should suppose the Court would have
sufficient resp ct for its dignity to have
him removed, before he makes fur
Their exhibit of his beastly procllvlties.
Respectable people harbor no feelings
of either sympathy or respect for men
who exhibit themselves as he has done,
and the sooner the First District Court
with his services, the better
for the court and the people.